New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The ninth budget of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) misses the big picture and fails to address challenges like inflation and high economic ... Read more...

Melbourne, Apr. 3 (ANI): Michael Clarke's supposed ability to relate to younger fans - played a part in his appointment as Australia's 43rd cricket captain.This suggests he has the monumental burden ... Read more...

Washington, Mar 3(ANI): Most of America's economic aid to Pakistan allocated for last year is still in US government coffers, according to an official report.Only 179.5 million dollars out of 1.51 ... Read more...

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna leaves Wednesday night for New York to attend an important meet at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as well as push ... Read more...

Christchurch (New Zealand), Jan.28 (ANI): New Zealand batsman Jamie How is taking his shift from fourth position in the batting line-up to opening tomorrow against Pakistan here in his stride.How is one ... Read more...

Sydney, Dec 11 (IANS) Former Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill Saturday lashed out at selectors for including Michael Beer in the squad for the third Ashes Test and said the chosen left-arm spinner ... Read more...

Brisbane (Australia), Nov.23 (ANI): Former Australian opener and now batting coach of the current side Justin Langer believes that both England and Australia are evenly matched going into the first Ashes Test ... Read more...

Adelaide, Oct 30 (ANI): An Adelaide-based social media strategist has revealed how the profile pictures on Facebook can tell more about the person than they realise.Lee Hopkins said a photograph of ... Read more...

Wellington, Oct. 30 (ANI): An opportunity exists for New Zealand to jump onto the burgeoning world T20 cricket circus, but national players chief Heath Mills fears for the overall impact on the ... Read more...

By Anil Sharma
Pali (Rajasthan), Sep 8 (IANS) It's a shrine dedicated to the Motorbike Devta, also called Bullet Baba. The deity is indeed a motorcycle and such is faith that hundreds of ... Read more...

September 4, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The much waited Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI) film festival is going to start from October 21 and will conclude on October 28, 2010. This festival ... Read more...

Washington, Sept 1 (ANI): A species of shellfish widely consumed in the Pacific over the past 3,000 years has increased in size despite, and possibly because of human activity in the area, ... Read more...

Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): A new study has suggested that people are more likely to have healthy weights if they live in places where walking and cycling are more common.The research, however, ... Read more...

London, July 21 (ANI): Angelina Jolie's dad Jon Voight has revealed he is worried about his daughter trying to keep up with her stunt doubles.Voight admitted he does get stressed seeing ... Read more...

Cape Town, July 8(ANI): Netherlands forward Robin van Persie has said his ultimate dream is to emulate boyhood hero Diego Maradona's way of lifting the World Cup trophy in 1986.Van Persie ... Read more...

Washington, June 3 (ANI): Arctic ice has reached its lowest point in recent geologic history, reveals a new research.The study appears in Quarternary Science Reviews.A team led by Ohio State University ... Read more...

Washington, June 2 (ANI): Youngsters in romantic relationships are less likely to report heavy drinking and marijuana use, a new study has claimed.Researchers have known that marriage lowers the odds that people ... Read more...

May 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): For a while it seemed touch-and-go-go-not-gone for the hyper-anxious team of the Kites cast and production members who were in New York for the premiere on ... Read more...

By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Get set to hear Hrithik Roshan speak in Spanish. Besides the two-hour-10-minute Hindi and one-hour-30-minute English versions of "Kites", the film will be released in ... Read more...

London, March 15 (IANS) After Mark Owen, his "Take That" bandmate Howard Donald has been accused of cheating his long-term partner.
Donald is said to have cheated on his girlfriend Marie-Christine Musswessels, the ... Read more...

Noida, Jan 28 (IANS) Even though "Ishqiya" has got an A' certificate without any cuts, the movie is still receiving flak for its steamy scenes and abusive language. But producer Vishal ... Read more...

Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): When it comes to managing time and money, planning can bring tangible benefits to consumers, say researchers.The international research team said across five studies including adult participants and ... Read more...

Panaji, Nov 24 (IANS) Filmmaker Manmohan Shetty, who started the trend of multiplex cinema chains, now says single screen theatres and cheap movie tickets will revive the Indian film industry, which ... Read more...

London, November 14 (ANI): Singer Liam Gallagher has unfolded an incident when he tried to help an old lady with her shopping and got sworn at in return.The 37-year-old former Oasis frontman ... Read more...